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First Offshore Wind Farm Proposed For U.S. West Coast Wins Key Approval
The U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has given the green light for Principle Power Inc. to...
Senvion Suspends Offshore Wind Blade Production At Subsidiary
Senvion, formerly known as REpower, has suspended production of offshore wind turbine blades at its Germany-based PowerBlades subsidiary and is introducing short-time working...
Vestas Marks Completion Of Two-Year Turnaround Plan
In its annual financial results report, Vestas says it completed the company's two-year turnaround program at the end of 2013 and has delivered...
Wind Project Halted After Lawsuit Threat From Bird Groups
Strong opposition from two bird conservation groups has successfully halted plans for a wind turbine project at the Camp Perry Air National Guard...
DONG Wins Investment From Goldman Sachs And Others; Director Steps Down
The Danish Parliament's Finance Committee has signed off on the final implementation of the approximately $2 billion investment agreement in Dong Energy from...
U.S. Energy Department To Fund Wind Tower Research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $2 million in funding meant to help develop taller wind turbine towers. The department says...
U.S. Wind Industry Has Record Number Of Megawatts Under Construction
As many predicted, the fallout from policy uncertainty led to a big drop in new installed wind capacity in the U.S. last year....
Gamesa To Shutter Pennsylvania Blade Plant, Lay Off 62 Workers
Gamesa has announced plans to close its blade manufacturing plant in Ebensburg, Pa., and lay off the facility's 62 employees. According to a...
Vestas Investigates Blade Failure At Danish Wind Farm
On Jan. 26, a Vestas blade failure occurred at a wind farm in Northern Jutland, Denmark. Vestas spokesperson Matthew Whitby tells NAW that...
Navigant Predicts Fastest Growth In Wind Power Will Occur In Emerging Markets
Several factors, including austerity measures implemented in a number of European economies and boom-and-bust cycles in the U.S. caused by fluctuating policy on...
NextEra Energy Resources’ Wind Portfolio Reaches 10.21 GW
In a new financial report, NextEra Energy Resources reveals it added approximately 375 MW of new U.S. and Canadian wind capacity to its...
Home Furnishings Retailer IKEA Makes Global Renewables Push
Big-name companies are increasingly embracing wind power and other sources of renewable energy. Ranked among green investors such as Google and Walmart, home...
Siemens’ Wind Group Starts Fiscal 2014 Off Strong
Siemens' wind division saw a 20% year-over-year profit increase and a large boost in orders in the first quarter of the company's fiscal...
EWEA: Record Offshore Wind Figures Conceal Project Slow-Down
According to a new report from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), 418 offshore turbines came online in 2013 in Europe, making a...
New U.S. Renewable Energy Capacity More Than Triples Coal, Oil And Nuclear Combined
Renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydropower, accounted for 37.16% of all new domestic electrical generating capacity installed during...
GMP Says Kingdom Community Wind Farm Delivers Big Benefits For Vermonters
As Vermont endures another cold snap, power prices in the region are escalating. However, utility Green Mountain Power (GMP) says power from the...
Cape Wind Hails Legal Victory Over Persistent Project Opponents
On Jan. 22, the same day it was hit by yet another lawsuit, Cape Wind announced it has defeated separate legal efforts of...
Mercom Charts The Top Global Wind Energy Deals Of 2013
Last year, total global funding into the wind sector reached $28.1 billion, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group. This includes...
Could The Global Share Of Renewable Energy Double?
The global renewable energy share can reach and exceed 30% by 2030 at no extra cost, says the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)...
Google Logging In To Swedish Wind Farms
Google has signed a 10-year agreement with Swedish developer Eolus Vind AB to buy all of the electricity generated by four wind farms...